Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs